Grand Rounds in the Department of Psychiatry at BIDMC is a weekly series focusing on a variety of topics relevant to psychiatric practice including psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, neuroscience, trauma, spiritual care, healthcare systems, care of specific populations (including issues of multiculturalism and healthcare disparities), social justice, and more.

Speakers this past year have included:

• Dr. Monica E. Calkins, University of Minnesota and University of Pennsylvania: Early Identification and Intervention in Psychosis
• Dr. Moria Smoski, Duke University: Psychosocial Interventions for Anhedonia
• Dr. Maurizio Fava, Harvard Medical School: Treatment of Resistent Depression
• Dr. Sinan Guloksuz, Maastricht University and Yale School of Medicine: Genetics of Psychosis Vulnerability
• Dr. Richard McNally, Harvard University: Network Approaches to Psychopathology
• Dr. Victor Carrion, Stanford University: Neuroscience-informed Interventions for Youth with Posttraumatic Symptoms
• Dr. Jay Lebow, Northwestern University: Couples and Family Therapy
• Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum, Columbia University: "Prosecutors, Judges, and the Punishment of Mental Illness"
• Dr. Kevin Hill, Harvard Medical School: Risks and benefits of cannabis and cannabinoids in psychiatry"
• Dr. Nadine Gaab, Harvard University: Use of a neurobiological approach to developmental disabilities to inform educational policy and clinical practice

Each spring, during Grand Rounds we hear from our PGY2 residents regarding their class Quality Improvement Project and from our graduating residents on their own scholarly work.